Cashew Macaron | Cashew Macaroons | Cashew Meringue Cookies

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Cashew Macaron | Cashew Macaroons | Cashew Meringue Cookies

Cashew Macaron Cookies, popularly known as Mangalorean cashew macaroons are rich, classic, irresistibly delicious treats that are light and crispy on the outside, airy on the inside, and loaded with cashew nuts.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Desserts, sweets

Cuisine: Coastal Karnataka, French, Indian, Mangalore, South Indian

Servings:

Calories: 81kcal

Author: Kushi

Ingredients

¾ cup Sugar Read Step I
1 tablespoon Corn starch or cornflour
Seeds from 5 cardamom pods
2 Egg whites
½ teaspoon White vinegar
¾ cup Cashews chopped

Instructions

STEP I

Preheat the oven to 120 degrees C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and keep this aside.
If you have icing sugar or confectioners sugar, use it along with 1 teaspoon of Cardamom powder. Else, in a blender, add sugar, cornstarch, and cardamom seeds and blend to form a smooth powder. Keep this aside.
¾ cup Sugar, 1 tablespoon Corn starch, Seeds from 5 cardamom pods

STEP II

Add egg whites to a bowl and beat it to form soft peaks. Add vinegar, followed by confectioners sugar in increments of 2 tablespoon and beat/mix at low speed.
2 Egg whites, ½ teaspoon White vinegar
Once all the sugar has been incorporated into egg whites, beat it at high speed until stiff peaks are formed. This is your meringue.
Add cashews in two increments into the meringue. After each addition, fold in the cashews gently using a spatula. Check the video here on making of macaroons.
¾ cup Cashews

STEP III

Scoop out 1 tablespoon of the meringue mixture onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat for the remaining meringue leaving a gap of 1 or 2 inches for the meringue to expand.
Bake for 60 minutes at 120 degrees C. After that, turn off the oven. Let the macaroons sit undisturbed inside the oven for a couple of hours.
Once cooled completely, transfer it to an airtight container. Use as and when required.

Notes

Love almonds over cashews? You can replace cashews with almonds to make almond macaroons.
If you like to skip cardamom powder, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract instead.
You can use lemon juice or cream of tartar instead of vinegar.
It would be best if you wipe the bowl and the whisk/beater attachments with vinegar before you start beating egg whites. Vinegar helps in removing fat residues (present from previous cooking) that inhibit the formation of meringue.

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